Bush uses loophole to get around law blocking Mexican trucks from entering U.S. highways

[Omaha Steve]

Bottom of page: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20080106-9999-1n6mexweek.html

Truck loophole: The Bush administration is going ahead with a pilot program giving Mexican trucks greater access to U.S. highways despite a new law by Congress against it. The decision to proceed with the four-month-old program, which allows participating Mexican trucking companies to send loads throughout the United States, comes despite language in the recently signed catchall spending bill aimed at blocking it. But the Department of Transportation is taking advantage of a loophole in the law that prohibits the government from spending any money to “establish” the program. The government says the rules do not apply to the program because it was started in September.

[yourout]

1. What possible justification can Bushco have for doing this?

[gateley]

3. Bushco doesn't care about justifying its actions. It is answerable to NO ONE, evidently. nt

[gateley]

2. NOTHING stops this administration from doing what it wants! We're impotent. nt

[90-percent]

4. The White House

The White House has some of the best loophole-ologists in the country. (The Term 'loophole-ologists' courtesy of Keith Olbermann)

Like Jack Cafferty said, when referring to Bush's actions; "Just do it"

-90% Jimmmy

[qb]

5. He & his cohorts must be getting kickbacks from the trucking companies...

They obviously don't give a shit about the taxpayer dollars it will take to repair the roads damaged by these heavy trucks.

[seafan]

6. This needs to get to greatest page asap. Do our Congress peeps know about this yet? n/t

[OhioChick]

7. Bastards.

Why the hell do we even have a Congress?

K&R
:kick:

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. Doesn't the Dept. of Transportation have graft issues?

[druidity33]

8. maybe

the next "incident" (y'know, the one that allows * to claim Martial Law and forestall the election) is set to be put in play by a truck coming in through *gasp* Mexico!

:shrug:

[ellenfl]

9. oh, crap. k&r eom

[vssmith]

10. Congress has no one to blame but themselves

They could have and should have impeached him

[The Backlash Cometh]

11. What is so important to Bush that he needs Mexican trucks to transport for him?

[OhioChick]

13. Good Question. n/t